Poolbeg West Planning Scheme

Poolbeg West Planning Scheme April 2019 Poolbeg West Planning Scheme April 2019 Contents Contents 1 Introduction 04 Appendix 1 SuDS Measures for New Development 94 2 Vision and Key Principles 12 Appendix 2 Public Realm Strategy for Streets and Key Open Spaces 96 3 A New Residential Neighbourhood 16 Appendix 3 Cross Sections 124 4 Community Development 22 Appendix 4 Shadow Diagrams 127 5 Economy and Employment 30 Appendix 5 Development Codes for Blocks A1–A4 and the Neighbourhood Square 131 6 Movement 36 7 Infrastructure and Utilities 46 8 Environment, Green Infrastructure and Open Space 54 9 Land Use and Phasing 62 10 Public Realm 70 11 Urban Structure and Design 76 12 Implementation and Monitoring 88 01 Poolbeg West Planning Scheme April 2019 Contents List of Figures Figure 1.1. SDZ Location 05 Figure 11.11. Street Interface Options 84 Figure 1.2. Local Context 06 Figure 11.12. Urban Grain 86 Figure 1.3. Aerial View 09 Figure 11.13. Architectural Design 87 Figure 2.1. Concept Plan 15 Figure 3.1. Pembroke East ‘A’ Location 17 Figure A2.1. Village Green. Extract from Fig.11.3 Block form and layout 109 Figure 4.1. Community Facilities, Existing and Planned (Indicative Locations) 25 Figure A2.2. Integration of green character 110 Figure 4.2. Community Uses 27 Figure A2.3. Views towards the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains 110 Figure 6.1. Public Transport Strategy 39 Figure A2.4. Frontages, minimum area and key dimensions 110 Figure 6.2. Strategic Cycle Network 39 Figure A2.5. Linking with Neighbourhood Square and Sean Moore Park 110 Figure 6.3. South Port Access/Eastern Bypass Corridor 40 Figure A2.6. Hierarchy of routes across the Village Green 111 Figure 7.1 Infrastructure/Utilities 48 Figure A2.7. Pedestrian and cycle routes 111 Figure 8.1. SDZ Open Space in Context 57 Figure A2.8. Designed as one space 111 Figure 8.2. Indicative Sustainable Urban Drainage 59 Figure A2.9. Semi-formal tree planting along edges opening up to views to the mountains beyond 111 Figure 9.1. Land Uses 64 Figure A2.10. Section of typical Stockholm type drainage system with attenuating tree pit 112 Figure 9.2. Phasing Areas 66 Figure A2.11. Example of tree planted in gravel surface 112 Figure 10.1. Making a Legible City; New Key Spaces and Connections 73 Figure A2.12. Examples of flora and fauna that could thrive in the Village Green and link with Sean Moore Park 112 Figure 11.1. Formation of the Urban Structure 78 Figure A2.13. Examples of materials 113 Figure 11.2. Movement Proposals and Land Use 79 Figure A2.14. Examples of contemporary, hard wearing and robust street furn 113 Figure 11.3. Block Form and Layout 80 Figure A2.15. Examples of a range of facilities, referring to the needs of differing ages 114 Figure 11.4. Central Boulevard Photomontage 81 Figure A2.16. Indicative Concept sketch – Village Green 115 Figure 11.5. Neighbourhood Green Photomontage 81 Figure A2.17. Coastal Park. Extract from Figure 11.3 Block form and layout 116 Figure 11.6. Open Space & Buffer Areas 82 Figure A2.18. Two important green links are connecting the city centre Figure 11.7. Coastal Park Cross Section 82 of Dublin with Dublin Bay by the site 117 Figure 11.8. Coastal Park Photomontage 83 Figure A2.19. Integrating the coastal landscape into the development 117 Figure 11.9. 3D Perspective 83 Figure A2.20. Views towards Dublin Bay 117 Figure 11.10. Sean Moore Road Photomontage 84 Figure A2.21. Active frontages along promenade 118 02 Poolbeg West Planning Scheme April 2019 Contents Figure A2.22. Green Link from Dublin city centre towards Poolbeg Lighthouse cross the Coastal Park 118 Figure A5.5. Public Realm 134 Figure A2.23. Recreation and cycle and pedestrian movements Figure A5.6. Artists Impression 135 are concentrated along the promenade 119 Figure A5.7. Land Use 136 Figure A2.24. Pedestrian and cycle routes 119 Figure A5.8. Urban Form and Height 136 Figure A2.25. Design creates a urban upper and a natural lower coastal park 119 Figure A5.9. Public Realm 137 Figure A2.26. Informal tree planting creating openings for views towards sea 119 Figure A5.10. Artists Impression 138 Figure A2.27. Hard surfacing draining directly into adjacent attenuating planting beds 120 Figure A5.11. Land Use 139 Figure A2.28. Section of typical Stockholm type drainage system with attenuating tree pit 120 Figure A5.12. Urban Form and Height 139 Figure A2.29. Examples of flora and fauna that could thrive in the Coastal Park 120 Figure A5.13. Public Realm 140 Figure A2.30. Examples of materials 121 Figure A5.14. Artists Impression 141 Figure A2.31. Examples of contemporary, hard wearing and robust street furniture. 121 Figure A5.15. Land Use 142 Figure A2.32. Examples of a range of facilities, referring to the needs of differing ages 122 Figure A5.16. Urban Form and Height 142 Figure A2.33. Indicative concept sketch – Coastal Park 123 Figure A5.17. Public Realm 143 Figure A3.1. Site Cross Sections 124 Figure A5.18. Layout of the Square, illustrating zone for locating the Landmark Building 144 Figure A3.2. Cross Sections 1–3 125 Figure A5.19. Some comparable Squares within Dublin 145 Figure A3.3. Cross Sections 4–5 126 Figure A5.20. Typical Retail Space with spill out 146 Figure A4.1. Shadows: June 21st 9am 127 Figure A5.21. Typical ground floor uses, frontages & potential access 146 Figure A4.2. Shadows: June 21st 12pm 128 Figure A5.22. Building lines on the eastern side of the Square are flexible and the Figure A4.3. Shadows: June 21st 3pm 128 Landmark Building may be pushed back to enable creation of a larger gathering space on the northern side of the Square, provided the Key views are framed 147 Figure A4.4. Shadows: March–September 21st 9am 129 Figure A5.23. The square will be designed to ensure spatial continuity Figure A4.5. Shadows: March–September 21st 12pm 129 across the northern and southern sides and to the Village Green 148 Figure A4.6. Shadows: June 21st 3pm 130 Figure A5.24. Indicative tree planting leading into and within the square, Figure A5.1. Urban Blocks A1–A4 and the location of the Neighbourhood Square 131 paving areas and indicative dimensions for the two major gathering areas 149 Figure A5.2. Artists Impression 132 Figure A5.25. Movement through the square by user type 150 Figure A5.3. Land Use 133 Figure A5.4. Urban Form and Height 133 03 01 Introduction Poolbeg West Planning Scheme April 2019 Introduction 1.1 Introduction & Background Poolbeg West is situated in the peninsula which • The strategic location east of Grand Canal Dublin Airport extends into Dublin Bay just south of the mouth Dock and close proximity to important bridge M50 of the River Liffey, and is only 2 km east of connections to Dublin Port and North Lotts. Clongriffin / Belmayne Fingal North Fringe O’Connell Bridge in Dublin City Centre. It offers an Northside • The potential of the location to support a Ballymun outstanding opportunity to develop a mixed living vibrant mixed-use urban quarter, attract inward Finglas and working community which will help to meet investment, and provide significant levels of M50 the growth needs of the city in terms of housing, Raheny mixed-tenure housing, employment, schools, Ashtown / Pelletstown employment and the continued growth of Dublin Whitehall community, and recreational facilities. Clontarf Port. Poolbeg West comprises some 34 ha of the Drumcondra Bull Island 520 ha Dublin Docklands area. • The opportunity to extend the existing residential quarter of Ringsend/Irishtown/Sandymount in an Phoenix Park Phibsborough M50 Docklands Poolbeg West is located only c.1.2 km directly east integrated and sustainable manner. Markets Dublin Dublin City Port of Grand Canal Dock. Despite this close proximity, Ballyfermot Heuston • The potential to deliver a mixed-tenure, integrated Kilmainham Centre and progress on other Dockland sites, the vacant Digital Hub Poolbeg community, taking into consideration relevant SDZ lands at this location have not been redeveloped to Ballsbridge Location housing needs, to provide a mixture of private, Drimnagh date. There is now a significant opportunity to build Rathmines Donnybrook public and affordable housing. Harold's upon the success of the existing North Lotts and Cross Ballymount Grand Canal Dock SDZ by developing the lands at • The potential to provide a critical mass of new UCD Terenure Poolbeg West as set out in the SDZ Order. development necessary to justify and finance the delivery of new transport infrastructure, including South Dublin M50 The regeneration of Poolbeg West is the next the Dodder Bridge, that will improve east to west Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown logical step in transforming the Docklands. connectivity between the city centre, Grand Sequentially, it is the next location with a sufficient Canal Dock, Ringsend, and Poolbeg. Figure 1.1. SDZ Location scale of vacant land requiring a robust planning • The potential for the location to provide significant mechanism to co-ordinate stakeholders in the levels of new uses and services that support the delivery of infrastructure (physical and social) economic clusters emerging in the Docklands and development having regard to the following (Grand Canal Dock in particular, access to which considerations: will be improved via the new Dodder Bridge). • The extent of vacant brownfield land available • The potential for the location to provide a (34 ha), approximately half of which is owned by significant level of new uses and services Dublin Port Company.

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